Kansas City Missouri-1959: Flags In A Circle On Display In A Field

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationKansas City, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Kansas City Missouri

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Flags In A Circle On Display In A Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a wide view of a grassy field with a long row of international flags displayed on poles in a circular arrangement. The flags flutter gently in the breeze against a backdrop of lush green trees under a bright sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight camera shake, characteristic of mid-century amateur film. The scene suggests a cultural exhibition or international fair, with the flags arranged in a formal display. The dark frame borders indicate the original 8mm film format, enhancing its nostalgic, archival quality.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123143437

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1950s Kansas City home-movie footage for productions needing an outdoor civic or international display cutaway without visible people.
Period detail: The 1959 metadata and 8mm color stock support a mid-century setting, while the visible flag circle, open lawn, and simple display structures suggest a formal public exhibition.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, holding a wide view across the field as the camera lightly drifts along the flag display.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a mowed grassy field, many flagpoles with international flags, low display structures, dense trees, bright sky, and dark 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild fading, dark gate edges, and slight handheld movement that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century civic events, world-fair themes, or public displays.
Historical context: The scene may show a cultural or international-themed outdoor display, but the frames do not identify a specific event, institution, or landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, though users should still review copyright status and any property or event-identification questions separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 8mm Kansas City flags, mid-century international flag display, outdoor civic exhibition footage, and vintage home movie public event cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Kansas City footage, then related flag displays, fairs, civic grounds, or outdoor exhibition scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Kansas City 8mm frame showing a lawn, many flags on poles, low display structures, and trees in the background. — A wide field view shows a circular flag display set against trees.

The camera holds on the Kansas City outdoor flag display, with a broad lawn in front and dark 8mm borders around the frame. — Flags flutter along the edge of a large lawn in an outdoor display.

A mid-century home-movie view shows clustered flags on poles beside low structures, with a green field and trees visible. — The camera drifts closer to the line of flags and display structures.

The final 1959 Kansas City frame shows flags around the field, tree shade on the grass, and a partial vehicle near the right edge. — The flag circle continues across the lawn, with tree shade and a partial vehicle at the edge.

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